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Oral History Archives, March 16, 1998. Accessed May 4, 2020. "When I was ten-years-old, we moved to Eggerts Road in, what is now, Lawrenceville.... I was in Trenton Central High School, as a senior, and she came as a sophomore that year. We only had three grades in Trenton High, in those
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based on the service of his ancestor, Johannes Kroesen, who served as a second lieutenant in the Bucks County Pennsylvania Militia during the
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in 1968. He was an adviser to the assistant chief of staff, J-3, in Vietnam, and then served there as commander of the
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Kroesen died in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 30, 2020, at the age of 97 after a long illness. He was buried in
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After returning from Vietnam, Kroesen served as Deputy Commander, XXIV Corps (1972), Commanding General,
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and into Germany. On the 26 and 27 January 1945, he participated in the particularly tough fighting in
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After retiring from the army in 1983, Kroesen became a businessman. He was chairman of the board of
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In 1976 Kroesen was promoted to the rank of four star general (O-10), becoming the first
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Life Member Emeritus, United States Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association
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In 1944 Kroesen was commissioned through the Infantry Officer Candidate School at
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fraternity to which his membership traces back to his days at Rutgers University.
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Publisher: Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army, 2003
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Association of the United States Army details Kroesen's association with SAR
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Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945–1996
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Association of the United States Army announces death of GEN Kroesen
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Commanding General, First Regional Assistance Command (1971–1972)
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four-star general who served as the Commanding General of the
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United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
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Infantry Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Ga, 1944
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with two Stars, denoting active combat in three wars.
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He was a company grade officer, serving as 249:Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army 222:Chairman, Military Professional Resources Inc 142:Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army 2661:United States Army Infantry Branch personnel 2531:United States Army personnel of World War II 293:Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey 1683:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 409. 315:(1966) degrees in International Affairs at 243:from 1979 to 1983, and Commanding General, 231:(February 11, 1923 – April 30, 2020) was a 1930: 1916: 1565:. Turner Publishing Company. p. 194. 1489:General Frederick Kroesen Leadership Award 446: 251:from 1978 to 1979. He commanded troops in 29: 1595: 671: 1338:Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order 751: 523:at the Institute of Land Warfare of the 461: 420:(1972–1974), Deputy Commanding General, 2546:United States Army Vice Chiefs of Staff 344:, then fought in World War II with the 319:. In addition, he was also a member of 2591:Terrorist incidents in Germany in 1981 2508: 1673: 1591: 1589: 1555: 1549: 2611:United States Army War College alumni 1911: 1454:Association of the United States Army 577: 549: 525:Association of the United States Army 382:187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 247:from 1976 to 1978. He also served as 2651:American Security Council Foundation 2631:People from Phillipsburg, New Jersey 1487:American Security Council Foundation 1459:West Point Association of Graduates 599:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 592:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 529:American Security Council Foundation 519:(incorporated in 1987) and a senior 517:Military Professional Resources Inc. 424:(1974–1975) and Commanding General, 1586: 771:Defense Distinguished Service Medal 190:Defense Distinguished Service Medal 13: 2646:Trenton Central High School alumni 2636:Military personnel from New Jersey 1596:Goldstein, Richard (May 6, 2020). 1492:Chairman Emeritus of the board of 360:commander, in the fighting in the 326: 287:around 1661. Kroesen moved to the 14: 2672: 2616:Joint Forces Staff College alumni 2556:Recipients of the Legion of Merit 1832: 1621:Piehler, Kurt; and Marley, Lynn. 1475:Gold Good Citizenship Medal, 2013 1383:Korean Presidential Unit Citation 644:United States Army Forces Command 559:Command and General Staff College 527:. He was a Vice-President of the 468:United States Army Forces Command 437:United States Army Forces Command 392:Kroesen was the commander of the 380:Kroesen served in Korea with the 307:degree in Agriculture. 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(1997). 1480:Sergeant Major of the Army 1412:United Nations Korea Medal 1115:World War II Victory Medal 861:Distinguished Flying Cross 657:Seventh United States Army 565:Armed Forces Staff College 457:Seventh United States Army 237:Seventh United States Army 208:Distinguished Flying Cross 138:United States Seventh Army 2601:Rutgers University alumni 2295: 2072: 2054: 1946: 1896: 1890:United States Army Europe 1886: 1878: 1868: 1859: 1851: 1846: 1664:Published: August 5, 2005 1309:National Order of Vietnam 1294:National Order of Vietnam 661:United States Army Europe 501:East German secret police 453:United States Army Europe 218: 185: 167: 134:United States Army Europe 125: 115: 107: 95: 87: 75: 59: 40: 28: 21: 1872:John William Vessey, Jr. 1674:Jessup, John E. 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Kerwin, Jr. 1461:Sylvanus Thayer Award 1227:Vietnam Service Medal 755: 484:was targeted with an 465: 299:. A 1944 graduate of 239:and the commander of 108:Years of service 23:Frederick Kroesen Jr. 2297:Vice Chiefs of Staff 1180:Korean Service Medal 655:Commanding General, 642:Commanding General, 635:Commanding General, 621:Commanding General, 604:Commanding General, 583:Commanding Officer, 466:As Commander of the 404:; deputy commander, 275:Kroesen was born in 70:Alexandria, Virginia 1882:George S. 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